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Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love): A Graphic Novel

by Laura Gao

Love, identity, and life off the climbing wall

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Love, identity, and life off the climbing wall

After an injury sidelines Kirby Tan from the rock-climbing season, extra credit draws her into the school newspaper club and an astrology-based advice column run by Bex Santos. Helping arrange romantic matches gives Kirby a new way to think about love—and brings her own feelings for Bex into view. The graphic novel connects a high-school coming-of-age story with questions of sexuality, family, and belonging, as Kirby weighs what she wants against the expectations of her family and church community. Rock climbing, astrology, and tarot provide distinct points of reference for a story about finding balance in more than one part of life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in LGBTQ+ graphic novels and coming-of-age stories
  • Readers who enjoy school settings, romance, and questions of family or community expectations
  • Fans of astrology, tarot, or rock-climbing themes

Themes

LGBTQ+ identity and loveFamily and church communityComing of ageRock climbing and balanceAstrology and tarot

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Book overview

"I'm once again blown away by Laura Gao's ability to make me relate to someone completely different from myself. Get ready to experience the epic highs and lows of high school rock climbing." --Sonora Reyes, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Once dubbed the Queen of Balance as her school's top rock climber, Kirby Tan suffers an injury that sidelines her for the rest of the season. Now she's forced to join the newspaper club for some desperately needed extra credit. Worse, she's recruited by crystal-wearing, tarot-reading Bex Santos for her astrology-based love advice column. As Kirby reluctantly agrees to orchestrate "matches made in heaven" with Bex, she begins to wonder if their own stars could be aligned. But loving who she wants isn't so easy when her family and church community are on the line. Can Kirby pull off her greatest balancing act yet?

From Laura Gao, the acclaimed creator of Messy Roots, comes an authentic slow-burn romance and coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Heartstopper, lovers of astrology and tarot, and anyone looking for answers on the right way to fall (in love).

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